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Multifamily Completion Climb Near a 40-Year High07-10-25 | Economic News

Multifamily Completion Climb Near a 40-Year High

Completions Reached 608,000 Units
by Rebecca Radtke, LASN

Multifamily construction completions were up but a majority were built for rental purposes.

Multifamily unit completions saw their highest level since 1986 in 2024 with 608,000 units.

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In the South there were 292,000 completions in 2024 with 48%, the West had 27% with 163,000, the Midwest saw 87,000 or 14%, and the Northeast had 68,000 with 11%.

Further, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), of the multifamily completions 95% - or 580,000 units - were built for rental use and of those 55% were in high-density situations.

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